Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Willows on the Regents Canal

Willows on the Regents Canal
pen and sepia ink and coloured pencils on Arches HP, 28.5cm x 19cm,
copyright Katherine Tyrrell - all rights reserved
My postcards for A Postcard from My Walk have got bigger and bigger!

This January postcard - which now lives in France with Ronelle van Wyk (Africantapestry and Myfrenchkitchen).  I loved what she says about it in Willow Reflections.
I especially love the darkness of the reflections breaking up into softer tones and hues and more highlights and finally disappear into the lefthand corner, adding such lovely diagonal movement. I feel as if I'm slowly passing in a canoe, dragging my hand through the ripples and reflections.
These willows are in an area where the canal boats turn round and hence there's a bit more water than usual.  The colours in January in the sun are also very interesting - if you look hard!

3 comments:

  1. Ronelle is very lucky to have this beautiful postcard. I like her description of being in a canoe to observe these willows.

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  2. It is amazing postcard. Thanks for sharing it.

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  3. How did I miss this one...it's wonderful!

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